Applies To Product(s): AutoPIPE, Version(s): 2004, XM, & V8i Environment: N/A Area: Results Subarea: Original Author: Bentley Technical Support Group Comments, Questions, and Answers AutoPIPE Result Grids: Item #1. Question: How to copy / export AutoPIPE's input or results grid data to MS Excel: Answer : See the following WIKI page: Ability to export data to MS Excel or MS Access from AutoPIPE Item #2, Question On the Code stress tab some of the combination results has the wrong units, example: from Result> Code Stresses> note units for PE Ring Def are inches. However, using Results> Grids or Results> output report, the values are in a clumn where the units are shown as PSI: Why? Answer: The real estate of the Results grids only provides enough room for so many columns. As a result some columns are used for double duty. Example: combinations like Ring Defl-HDPE are a code stress combination with the units "inches", however these results are placed on the Code Stresses tab of the results grid in the Stress & Allowable columns that are labeled with "PSI" units. This is correct. Again, instead of having a set of column for Stress & Allowable in "Inches" and another set of columns for Stress & Allowable in "PSI", there is only one set of columns that uses the units "PSI". The user should know which combinations are measured in a different unit when looking at the Results Grid. Otherwise, see the output report. When reviewing the Code Compliance sub section of the output report, see that the header at the top of each page for the type of load and associated units. Note that the Code Stress and Code Allow. column results could be one of 3 choices: Stress in "psi", Deflection in "inches", or Flotation in "lb/ft". Again the user should understand what category a specific code stress combination will fall into: Stress, Deflection, or Flotation, and know to apply the correct units to the results. As shown in the image above, is an example of the possibilities for the code stress and allowable columns: Ring Defl-HDPE{1} = 0.38 inches, 0.70 inches Flotation-HDPE{1} = 66.7 lb/ft, 1909.0 lb/ft Amb to T1-HDPE{1} = 38.3 psi, 1100.0 psi And Respective values shown in the Results Grid: Note: Again, the columns are labeled with PSI, but the actual units are understood to be as shown in the output report. Item #3, Question After getting results in a Model A, the "Save As" command is used to create Model B. In Model B, a support type is changed (spring to rod), and Model B is analyzed. When looking at the Results Grid in Model B, the Results Grid is the same as the Model A results. If grid is closed out and re-opened it is clear that results processor is operative and then the grids updates to the Model B results. Answer: This issue is repeatable in AutoPIPE V8i 09.02.xx.to AutoPIPE V8i 09.06.00.xx and lower When AutoPIPE first introduced Network File Access (AutoPIPE V8i 09.02.xx.xx), when using the File> Save-As command, the program saved a copy of the results file to the new model name, unless the analysis results was deleted or refreshed as mentioned above, the older results would be shown. This issue is being addressed in the next release of the program, AutoPIPE V8i 09.06.00.17 and higher. Item #4, question: Can user control which columns to print in the "Reult Grid" mode? All I am interested to see in the print out is the first eleven columns (SEG to GlobalFR inclusive). Can it be done? Answer: Yes and No. On the Results grid, the Print button feature will print the entire grid. There is no user control over the columns that are printed. Recommend the following procedure: 1. Open the Results grids. 2. Select the top left cell in the grid to select the entire table: 3. Press Cntl+C to copy highlighted information to the clipboard 4. Open MS Excel, start a new file, place cursor in cell A1, and press Cntl+V to paste contents from clip board 5. Modify the cell height / length as needed, and print using the powerful functions of MS Excel Furthermore, instead of selecting the top left cell, select only those columns from the input/results grids to be copy pasted to MS Excel and ultimately printed. Item #5: On the results grids, all combinations are checked ON and there is data for Displacements, Forces & Moments, Anchors, and Support Tabs but NOT for Code Stress Tab as shown below: Why and how to fix? Answer: Review the model and confirm: 1. Location of rigid properties: AutoPIPE does not provide code stress results for any node point location except for tees (only when Tools> Model Options> Results> Show rigid tee stress> is checked ON). Recommend reviewing the Rigid Options tab on the input grids (Review Component Data). Remove all rigid properties that do not apply (see online help to delete Rigid properties). A model that has rigid properties applied to 100% of the model will exhibit this behavior. Again, remove the rigid properties as needed. Item #6: After I complete my design and analyze static, then go to Results/Code Stresses/Stress, I see the stresses throughout the design. Great. When a point is selected I see an information box come up. It says what point I have selected and then a bunch of information. What is Sustained (Max) and Rest-Fun (Max)? Answer: On the screen in reference is call the floating F3-Text Results dialog. After opening the result grid, the F3-Text results dialog corresponding to the current tab and can be displayed by toggling the F3-Text key or pressing OK in the command window. The F3-Text results dialog will be automatically close after switching to a different tab. The results grids is conducive to display a lot of information. However the F3-Text Results pop-up can only display so much information at one time. Therefore the development team added a feature to the F3- Text Results pop-up to view more information. As indicated at the bottom of the F3 - Text Results pop-up dialog, the user can cycle through the multiple lines of results (when available) by using the PgDn or PgUp buttons on the keyboard. Furthermore, to make it easier for review purpose, instead of cycling through all this data on the F3-Text Results dialog the development team provide a means to look at the max value for a give code stress category. Therefore xxxx(MAX) is nothing more than the max value for a give code stress category. One drawback about the F3-Text Results, as the user moves the current node point along the segment, the results on the pop-up screen need to be refreshed for each new node point location and paging command (Example, with the F3-Text Results open select a bend's Near or Far point, and then select the same bend TIP point, the stress values are the exactly the same as the there is no data for a bend TIP point.) As a result, a user might confuse the results from one node point as the results for the current node point before the pop-up was refreshed. The actual results grids has many features for reviewing the analysis results: turn on/off specific code combinations, double click on column headings to order an entire column in ascending / descending order, hide / unhide column, etc.. Most users find working with the grids faster and more intuitive than using the F3-Text Results dialog screen. The only mis-understanding about the results grid are with a few piping codes there are results for a small percentage of node points in the model that require a different set of units. Instead of adding another entire column, codes some columns on the code stress tab only perform double duty where the value in the cell does not have the units listed at the top of the column. The correct units can be seen on the output report. Item 7: The Results grids, Code stress Tab is completely blank, pipe is grey, as seen below: Why and how to avoid? Answer: close the results dialog screen and look at the Look at the model, is there any PURPLE (magenta) colored pipe indicating Rigid properties: As shown in the image above the entire system is covered with Rigid pipe properties. This is further confirmed by looking at the "Rigid Options" tab on the input grid. AutoPIPE does not display stresses for rigid pipe components except Tees (only if Tools> Model Options> Results> Show rigid tee stress is enabled). Delete rigid options over range, Look again at the results Grids with out changing any other settings, Now the code stress tab displays stresses as it should for pipe without rigid properties. Conclusion, if your entire model is covered with rigid properties the Code Stress Results Grids & Output Report will be blank. See Also Bentley AutoPIPE External Links Bentley Technical Support KnowledgeBase Bentley LEARN Server Comments or Corrections? Bentley's Technical Support Group requests that you please submit any comments you have on this Wiki article to the "Comments" area below. THANK YOU!
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